2019年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题(II )卷

2019年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题（II ）卷
一、完形填空。

(共1题；共5分)
1. （5分）完形填空。

There once was a girl named Taylor. Taylor was a very 1 person, but didn't know why. No one understood her. Her father 2 them when she was seven years old. Now, being fifteen, she 3 lives with her mother and grows sadder every day. Taylor's mother tried 4 to cheer her up, even if it meant making herself unhappy. One morning at school, a new girl, Carter, came to town. They spoke and understood each other. By the end of the week, Taylor felt happy, for the first time 5 her dad left. After that Taylor had a great change.
（1）
A . interesting
B . sad
C . popular
D . unlucky
（2）
A . loved
B . afforded
C . hurt
D . left
（3）
A . only
B . already
C . ever
D . even
（4）
A . anything
B . something
C . everything
D . nothing
（5）
A . when
B . since
C . before
D . while
二、阅读理解。

(共4题；共38分)
2. （10分）This is Mike’s bedroom. You can see a desk and a bed in the room. On the desk, there is a backpack and three books. One is a Chinese book, the other two are English books. There is a clock on the desk, too. You can see a baseball under the desk. On the bed there is a box. Can you guess what’s in the box? Ah, it’s a new computer game. It’s the present(礼物) for Mike’s seventh birthday.
（1）Whose room is this?
A . May's.
B . Mike's.
C . Simon's
D . Mark's
（2）How many Chinese books are there on the desk?
A . One.
B . Two.
C . Three.
D . Four.
（3）What’s that under the desk?
A . A clock.
B . A bed.
C . A baseball.
D . A notebook.
（4）What can't you see on the desk?
A . A book.
B . A backpack.
C . A computer.
D . A clock.
（5）How old is Mike?
A . 4.
B . 5.
C . 6.
D . 7.
3. （10分）I will never forget my first English class. It is very interesting. It’s the first class in the morning. The teacher goes into the classroom with a smile on his face. At the beginning, he makes a self-introduction(自我介绍). And he tells us that his English name is John. Then he asks all of us to think of English names for ourselves. We are very excited(兴奋的) to find a good name. Then he asks us to write our names down on a piece of paper. I think about my English name for a long time. Then I come up with(想出) a beautiful name ---Shirley.
All the students write their names down and give the paper to the teacher. When the teacher calls “Shirley” to answer his question, three girls stand up at the same time.
（1）What do we do in the first English class?
A . Tell the teacher our Chinese names.
B . Find English names for ourselves.
C . See an English film.
D . Draw pictures.
（2）What does our teacher do first?
A . He asks every student to make a self-introduction.
B . He introduces(介绍) himself to all of us.
C . He asks us many difficult questions
D . He tells us a story.
（3）What's the English name of our English teacher?
A . Jack.
B . Shirley
C . John.
D . Tom.
（4）Where do we write down our English names?
A . On the blackboard.
B . On the desk.
C . On our hands.
D . On the paper.
（5）Which of the following is TRUE?
A . The teacher gives every student an English name.
B . Our teacher is a young girl.
C . Three girls choose(选择)the name “Shirley”.
D . The teacher calls our Chinese names in class.
4. （10分）A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door."Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?""If you must know, I make $20 an hour.""Oh,"the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, "Daddy, could you lend me $10?"
The father was furious, "If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!"The little boy went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平静)down, and started to think."Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often." So he went to the little boy's room.
"Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now." said the man, "Here's $10." "Oh, thank you, Daddy!" he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again."Why do you want more money since you already have some?" the father shouted angrily. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do." The little boy replied, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
（1）How much does the boy's father make an hour? ____ .
A . $10
B . $20
C . $30
D . $40
（2）In this passage, the underlined word "furious" means ____.
A . very angry
B . quite happy
C . too excited
D . a little nervous
（3）In the first passage, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _______.
A . he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B . he did not have enough money at that moment
C . he thought the boy would buy something of no use
D . the boy always borrowed money from him
（4）The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars.
A . a new book for himself
B . a nice present for his father
C . a toy for his own birthday
D . an hour of his father's time
（5）From the passage, we can infer(推断)that the boy's father__.
A . often played with his son
B . spent little time with his son
C . didn't love his son at all
D . often came back home early
5. （8分）阅读理解
Thousands of years ago, people couldn't live for long. Most people only lived to be twenty-five or thirty years old. 20% of people died before they were twelvemonths old and another 30% could not live to be five years old.
Today, people can live much longer. One reason is that the water we drink is cleaner. Clean water does not cause diseases（疾病）. Besides, medical treatment is better today. More and more people live to be over eighty.
Women often live longer than men. For example, in Japan, women usually can live to be eighty-five, but men can only live to be eighty.
In the future, people will probably live longer than today. Here are many things we can do to help people live longer. For example, we can make sure that everyone has enough medicine to fight against diseases. Also, it is necessary for everyone to have enough to eat. Today many people die because they do not have enough food.
（1）Thousands of years ago, of people couldn't live to be 5 years old.
A . 20%
B . 30%
C . 50%
D . 80%
（2）Why can people live much longer today according to the passage?
A . We drink cleaner water and eat better food.
B . We eat better food and get better medical treatment.
C . We get better medical treatment and do enough exercise.
D . We drink cleaner water and get better medical treatment.
（3）From paragraph 3，we can know that .
A . women often live longer than men
B . all Japanese women can live to be eighty-five
C . most men can live longer than women
D . husbands often live longer than their wives
（4）What can we know from the passage?
A . People will live longer and longer if they get enough food to eat.
B . Enough medicine can help people fight against diseases.
C . People won't get enough food in the future.
D . Everyone can get good medical treatment now.
三、词汇运用 (共2题；共15分)
6. （5分）根据短文内容从方框中选择恰当的词语填空，使短文完整、通顺。

7. （10分）短文填空。

Riding a bike is good exercise and great f________ But what do you do with your old bikes? American girl Nicole Basil has a w________answer to this question. She set up Pedal Power – a charity (慈善团体) to collect (收集) old b________and give them to people who need them.
Nicole started Pedal Power when she was o________ 8 years old. She collects more than 250 bikes each year. Every November, Pedal Power holds a bike race to ask for more donations (捐赠品).
Nicole also gives bikes to students as p________ Top students and hardworking students both get t________ “Some kids aren't as lucky as others , b________they still do well in school,” she says. “ And I think they should get a prize.”
A bicycle shop helps Nicole check every bike for the races so that n________is wrong with those bikes in the race. The owner of the bicycle shop says he is happy to h________the charity." This is just
wonderful," he says." We need to learn from Nicole to help o________. People all think it's a good idea to do so.
四、语法填空。

(共1题；共10分)
8. （10分）阅读下列短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空(未提供单词的，限填一词)，使文章意思完整、正确。

At 13, Rachel Crow appeared on The X Factor. It is a ________ (Britain) music competition reality TV show (电视真人秀). The judges (评判员) loved her beautiful singing. It ________ (seem) that she was ready to win. However, she failed. Rachel was shocked. She cried on the stage. It was sad for her. But it was just the kind of show TV audiences love.
Some experts say that kids should stay away ________ reality shows, because they don't know how to play characters. They play themselves. Cameras show their most private moments. Also, there ________ (be) little free time left for the kids on these shows.
________ others say reality shows give kids a chance to shine. One Direction, ________ pop boy band, became world famous after ________ (compete) on The X Factor. Even Rachel recorded her album (音乐专辑) and voiced a character in the movie Rio 2, though she failed.
Here are two ________ (student) different opinions on this.
◆Kids should be on reality shows.
☆Kids on reality shows can make a lot of money.
☆Talented kids can become famous if they appear on a reality show.
☆It's good for kids to learn that they can't always win.
◆Kids shouldn't ________ (allow) on reality shows.
☆Children may not be able to deal with unkind words from judges and fans.
☆Kids on reality shows have to give up privacy. They are too young to make that decision.
☆Reality shows may leave little time for a child ________ (study), play or just relax.
五、任务型阅读。

(共1题；共4分)
9. （4分）阅读下文并回答问题。

I went hiking to a mountain with my friends last summer． It was a good trip at the beginning but something unexpected happened on the half way．
One of my friends, Mike, suddenly felt a terrible pain in his stomach and he couldn't move any further． Nobody knew what to do． One girl tried to call her mum with her mobile phone but there was no signal in the mountain area． Luckily I brought medicine with me． After Mike took some, he felt much better． We walked on, and then we all enjoyed ourselves on the top of the mountain.
（1）Did the writer go hiking with friends last spring?
________
（2）Was the trip good at the beginning?
________
（3）What's wrong with Mike on the half way of the trip?
________
（4）How did Mike feel after taking some medicine?
________
六、书面表达。

(共1题；共5分)
10. （5分）如今，很多城市出现了一种绿色出行方式——共享单车(bike-sharing)，它因环保、便捷而备受青睐，但同时也引发了一些问题。

请你根据提示以"Bike-sharing"为题写一篇英语短文，表达自己的看法和建议。

要点提示：
2）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名及地名；
3）词数: 80～100(文章开头已给出, 不计入总词数)。

Bike-sharing
Today, as a greener means of transportation, bike-sharing is becoming more and more popular in many cities.
参考答案一、完形填空。

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二、阅读理解。

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五、任务型阅读。

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